Williamson County grand jury will hear details in stabbing case

Daniel Cantrell was arrested April 2 by Brentwood Police and charged with criminal homicide in the death of his father, Oliver Cantrell. Cantrell waived his right June 4 to a preliminary hearing with General Sessions Judge Ernie Williams. His next court appearance is July 28.
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FRANKLIN – The Franklin man who police said admitted stabbing his father to death has had a mental evaluation since being arrested, but its findings have been sealed.

That detail emerged Wednesday morning when Cantrell, 31, appeared in Williamson County General Sessions Court, where he waived his right to a preliminary hearing in front of Judge Ernie Williams.

Attorney David Raybin, who represents Cantrell, said a Williamson County grand jury will review the case this summer and decide whether to indict Cantrell. Raybin declined to discuss specifics of the case or Cantrell’s mental evaluation.

Cantrell, who lives in Franklin, is charged with criminal homicide in the April 2 death of his father Oliver Cantrell, 65, a retired architect.

Brentwood Police said Daniel Cantrell admitted stabbing his father twice on April 2 at his parents’ Brentwood home. Police declined to release the police report of the incident, saying it remains under investigation.

Cantrell, who is a 2001 Battle Ground Academy graduate and had been an information technology director for a company in Franklin, is being held on a $1 million bond

in the Williamson County Jail. His next scheduled court appearance is July 28.